ALAH Knights Finished 1-3 in the Tri-County Tournament

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•January 4, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Knights defeated Martinsville but lost to Westville, Windsor/Stew-Stras and Paris. Against Martinsville Thursday, the Bluestreaks scored seven of the first nine points to start the game. ALAH used an 11-1 third-quarter run to come back from a 22-15 halftime deficit to take the 26-23 lead. Marcus Vanausdoll tied the score in the middle of the third quarter, and the game was back-and-forth from there. With 1:10 remaining in the fourth quarter, Will Cohan hit a 3-pointer to take a 37-35 lead. Up one point with six seconds left in the … Read More

New City Offices, Council Moves Meetings

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•January 4, 2017• By Ariana Cherry for the News Progress Sullivan City Council meetings are moving to the Elizabeth Titus Library and new offices are replacing the city council chambers at city hall. Discussions explored renovating the first and second floors with the council  settling on first floor office space. A quote from Standerfer Bros. Gen. Contractors of Sullivan to renovate the present council room into two offices was solicited. Standerfer Bros bid includes installing new walls, floors, adding two new doors and repair the ceiling. The quote to convert the council chambers into two offices was $9,547. The cost … Read More

Obituaries 1-4-2017: Vivian Jones

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Vivian Jones Vivian L. Jones, of Lovington, passed away peacefully December 22, 2016 in Columbus, Ga. surrounded by family. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 7 in Lovington United Methodist Church, immediately followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. Burial will be held in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington is in charge of arrangements.  … Read More

Obituaries 1-4-2017: Harry Dugan

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Harry Dugan Harry A. Dugan, 83, of Sullivan passed away at 10:28 p.m. Sunday, January 1, 2017 in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Friends will be received from 4-6 p.m. Thursday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Military rites will be conducted by Sullivan American Legion Post # 68 at 6 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at a later date in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan.  … Read More

Year End Review

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•January 4, 2017• January 6, 2016 Moultrie County Sheriff’s Dept. responds to a 6 a.m. call New Year’s Eve to a car submerged in water off Joe Pound Road, east of Sullivan. The Sullivan Fire Department and Moultrie County Dive Team assisted in car removal; no injuries were received. Sullivan Blue Dolphins locked up the new year competing in the Seth Dunscomb Opener in Decatur. Out of 14 teams the Dolphins brought home first with 1093 points. ALAH Knights beat the Tri-County Titans 46-42 in a tournament hosted in Kansas. January 13, 2016 Okaw Valley Timberwolves girls’ basketball team holds … Read More

Methodist Church hosts GriefShare

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•January 4, 2017• A grief support group will be held each Wednesday Jan. 11 through March 29 at 5:45-7:15 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Sullivan. GriefShare is a network of more than 12,000 churches worldwide equipped to offer grief support. The program is nondenominational and features biblical concepts for healing from grief. There are three key parts to the GriefShare experience including a video seminar featuring leading grief recovery experts, small group discussions and a personal workbook with personal study exercises. A freewill offering dinner will be served at 5:15 p.m. each week for participants and their families. … Read More

Obituaries 1-4-2017: Donald Apke

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Donald Apke Donald Lee Apke, 80, of Sullivan, passed away at 9:31 a.m. Friday, December 30, 2016 at in Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at10 a.m. today (Wednesday, January 4) in St. Columcille Catholic Church in Sullivan. Burial will be in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Visitation and a prayer service were held Tuesday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Donald was born September 8, 1936 in Effingham County, the son of John and Lorraine Vahling Apke. He married Mary Catherine Durbin April 7, 1956, and she preceded him in death. He married Margaret Clayton … Read More

Menus 1-4-2017

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Sullivan Pre-School Breakfast Monday, Jan. 9 – Cereal, berry juice, milk. Tuesday, Jan. 10 – Donuts, berry juice, milk. Wednesday, Jan. 11 – Pop tarts, berry juice, milk. Thursday, Jan. 12  – Biscuits & gravy, berry juice, milk. Friday, Jan. 13 – Granola bars, berry juice, milk. Sullivan Pre-School Lunch Monday, Jan. 9 – Baked ravioli, lettuce salad, Mandarin oranges, garlic bread, milk. Tuesday, Jan. 10 – Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, peaches, dinner roll, milk. Wednesday, Jan. 11 – Chili, carrots & celery sticks, crackers, cheese stick, banana, milk. Thursday, Jan. 12  – Fish on bun, green beans, pears, milk. … Read More

Remember When? 1-4-2017

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Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens 25 Years Ago This Week Moultrie County’s involvement in the Persian Gulf War, the Sullivan High School girls’ state basketball championship, Sullivan’s first Festival of Stars and the prospect of a bedsheets ballot for next year’s state primary election head the News-Progress’ list of top stories for 1991. Having to delay college graduation by a semester is glorious news to Scot Hollonbeck, the grandson of Lefty and Wilma Hollonbeck of rural Sullivan. The 21-year-old accomplished wheelchair racer from Rochelle is postponing his summer 1992 graduation from the University of Illinois because he is qualified for the 1992 … Read More